On This Day

Tuesday, June 13, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 41 19 .683 --
Yankees 34 24 .586 6.0
Orioles 34 25 .576 6.5
Brewers 32 26 .552 8.0
Tigers 31 26 .544 8.5
Indians 26 30 .464 13.0
Blue Jays 19 38 .333 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 28 .533 --
Rangers 30 27 .526 0.5
Royals 29 27 .518 1.0
Angels 30 29 .508 1.5
White Sox 27 30 .474 3.5
Twins 23 35 .397 8.0
Mariners 19 43 .306 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 23 .589 --
Phillies 30 24 .556 2.0
Expos 31 28 .525 3.5
Mets 28 33 .459 7.5
Pirates 26 31 .456 7.5
Cardinals 23 40 .365 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 36 21 .632 --
Reds 36 25 .590 2.0
Dodgers 32 27 .542 5.0
Astros 26 30 .464 9.5
Padres 25 33 .431 11.5
Braves 23 34 .404 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Ford 4
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 Roy Howell 3
2 Sixto Lezcano 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy White 2
2 Reggie Baldwin 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Dan Ford 4
3 Lee Lacy 3
3 Charlie Moore 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
1 Denny Walling 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Wright 2.00
2 Fred Norman 1.17
3 Jim Bibby 1.14
4 Mike Flanagan 1.00
5 Floyd Bannister 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 8
2 Fred Norman 7
2 Geoff Zahn 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Ken Griffey .325
3 Jeff Burroughs .321
4 Paul Molitor .320
5 Craig Reynolds .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 15
2 Greg Luzinski 15
2 Jason Thompson 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 54
2 George Foster 48
3 Rusty Staub 44
4 Willie Montanez 42
5 3 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 26
2 Willie Wilson 24
3 Cesar Cedeno 22
3 Julio Cruz 22
5 Ron LeFlore 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.57
2 Jim Palmer 1.93
3 Matt Keough 2.00
4 Rick Reuschel 2.06
5 Bob Knepper 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 10
1 Ron Guidry 10
3 Mike Flanagan 9
3 Frank Tanana 9
3 Mike Torrez 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 113
2 J. R. Richard 111
3 Phil Niekro 88
4 Ron Guidry 86
5 Tom Seaver 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 14
2 Doug Bair 10
2 Don Stanhouse 10
4 Terry Forster 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .500
2 Lyman Bostock .426
3 Paul Molitor .412
4 Elliott Maddox .406
5 Bill Madlock .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 7
2 George Foster 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Eddie Murray 5
3 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 17
2 Jack Clark 13
2 Bill Nahorodny 13
2 Andre Thornton 13
2 Dave Winfield 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
3 Larry Harlow 6
4 Julio Cruz 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.36
2 Matt Keough 0.48
3 Scott McGregor 0.51
4 Larry Christenson 0.53
4 Rick Waits 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Francisco Barrios 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Steve Comer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
1 J. R. Richard 32
3 Steve Rogers 26
4 Mike Flanagan 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .363
2 Willie Montanez .360
3 Ken Griffey .348
4 George Brett .347
5 Bill Madlock .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 12
2 Dave Kingman 10
3 George Foster 9
4 Greg Luzinski 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 30
2 George Foster 29
2 Dave Kingman 29
4 Jose Cruz 25
4 Al Oliver 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Julio Cruz 12
2 Garry Maddox 12
4 Toby Harrah 11
4 Bake McBride 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 1.01
2 Jim Palmer 1.13
3 Dave Goltz 1.19
4 Luis Tiant 1.36
5 Steve Renko 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Skip Lockwood 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 54
1 J. R. Richard 54
3 Mike Flanagan 47
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Steve Rogers 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Jim Rice .334
3 Lou Piniella .333
4 Ron LeFlore .329
5 Ken Griffey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 154
2 Greg Luzinski 130
2 Jim Rice 130
4 Rusty Staub 122
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
1 Frank Taveras 61
3 Omar Moreno 60
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.48
3 Rick Reuschel 2.49
4 Steve Carlton 2.62
5 Burt Hooton 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
3 Steve Carlton 21
3 Tommy John 21
3 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 301
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 J. R. Richard 258
4 Dennis Leonard 222
5 Ron Guidry 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 23
4 Bill Campbell 22
4 Bruce Sutter 22